Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-12T18:05:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 arquivo577_1.pdf: 3475189 bytes, checksum: 05c1943b3c5a1d5f1e44faecc54366cd (MD5) license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / No século XX, a cosmologia deixou o campo da metafísica para ser consolidada como um ramo da ciência teórica e experimental. Nos últimos anos tem sido observado um grande avanço no importante aparato observacional da cosmologia tornando possível sondar eventos físicos que ocorreram a cerca de 13 bilhões de anos, supostamente ocorridos próximos à singularidade inicial conhecida como Big Bang. Entretanto, muitos mistérios permanecem esperando para ser resolvidos neste novo e promissor século. Entre eles estão as questões da formação de estruturas cosmológicas e das flutuações de densidade na radiação cósmica de fundo (CMB). A solução mais popular parece ser a chamada inflação cosmológica, a ideia de que um período de expansão acelerada ocorrido cerca de 10��43 s após o início do Universo poderia explicar as condições iniciais do Big Bang e o espectro da CMB. Neste trabalho, analisamos a generalidade do modelo mais simples e mais usado na literatura, o modelo f-FRW, e suas propriedades no espaço de fase da teoria. A ação estudada consiste na de Einstein-Hilbert onde supomos uma métrica do tipo Robertson-Walker acoplada com um campo escalar f e um potencial arbitrário V(f). Aplicamos a equação de Wheeler-DeWitt no modelo f-FRW e, então, propomos uma medida quântica no espaço de fase modificada pelo princípio holográfico de forma a contar heuristicamente a degenerescência proveniente dos graus de liberdade quânticos da gravitação

The majority of the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Formation in the Drum Mountains was deposited during a single 3rd order sequence. Superimposed onto this sequence are three indistinct 4th order cycles and twenty distinct 5th order cycles. These higher other cycles were likely deposited within short intervals of geologic time (204 to 405 ky). The lower sequence boundary zone occurs within the Swasey Formation. The Transgressive Surface is the contact between the Swaset and Wheeler Formations. The Maximum Flooding Surface is located near the top of the lower Wheeler Formation, which also approximates the base of the Ptychagnostus atavus range zone. The upper sequence boundary is marked by stromatolites, which occur near the top of the upper member of the Wheeler Formation in the Drum Mountains. Deposition of the Wheeler Formation in the Drum Mountains was controlled by eustacy and tectonics. Local normal faulting associated with Middle Cambrian postrifting thermal subsidence may have caused some of the 5th order cycles. The cycles and surfaces defined in this stratigraphic analysis, and the base of the Ptychagnostus atavus and P. gibbus range-zones, can be used to correlate strata occurring in other localities in the eastern Great Basin. In addition, this study enables the evaluation of the effect of tectonics (faulting) versus global eustacy on the sedimentary regime occurring within the Middle Cambrian House Range Embayment. (95 pages)

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A evolução continua dos computadores levou a várias modificações na maneira de fazer ciência, fazendo surgir uma infinidade de novas opções para resolvermos problemas científicos. A implementação computacional de métodos teóricos possibilitou a tratamento de sistemas grandes, complexos e em diferentes áreas da ciência.Uma área particularmente em destaque e a química de moléculas, atualmente podemos descrever sistemas moleculares relativamente complexos com extrema precisão. Os métodos teóricos em química molecular podem ser divididos basicamente em métodos clássicos ou quânticos, dependendo do que queremos estudar, podemos também utilizar métodos híbridos ou seqüenciais, contudo para uma descrição detalhada da estrutura eletrônica e de ligações químicas é necessária a utilização de métodos quânticos.Cálculos ab initio da estrutura eletrônica de átomos e especialmente moléculas foram realizados pela primeira vez utilizando-se o método de expansão de Roothaan na década de cinqüenta. Em 1986, uma versão integral das equações de Griffin-Wheele-Hartree-Fock (GW-HF) foi apresentada na literatura , inspirada no Método da Coordenada Geradora (MCG), introduzido por Griffin e Wheeler na década de cinqüenta. A versão integral das equações de Hartree-Fock foi denominada de Método da Coordenada Geradora Hartree-Fock (MCG-HF), e uma de suas primeiras aplicações foi na geração de bases atômicas universais . De fato, uma integração numérica cuidadosa das equações de GW-HF permite a geração de bases universais bem mais generalizadas do que as já publicadas na literatura.Recentemente, Barbosa e da Silva propuseram uma modificação na metodologia da discretização com o intuito de melhorar a obtenção de conjuntos de funções Gaussianas (GTF) por meio do MCG-HF, tornando possível a geração de GTF tão boas ou melhores quanto as até agora obtidas na literatura, porém mais compactas e precisas (acuradas). / The ongoing evolution of computers has led to several changes in the way of doing science, to create a multitude of new options for solving scientific problems. The implementation of computational methods allowed the theoretical treatment of large systems, complex and different areas of science. One area of particular focus and chemistry of molecules, now can describe relatively complex molecular systems with extreme precision. The theoretical methods in molecular chemistry can be basically divided into classical and quantum methods, depending on what we consider, we can also use sequential or hybrid methods, however for a detailed description of the electronic structure and chemical bonds is required the use of quantum methods. Ab initio calculations of the electronic structure of atoms and molecules have been specially made for the first time using the method of Roothaan expansion in the decade of the fifties . In 1986, a full version of the equations of Griffin-Wheeler-Hartree-Fock (HF-GW) was presented in the literature , inspired by the Method of Coordinate Generator (MCG), introduced by Griffin and Wheeler in the decade of fifty . The full equations of the Hartree-Fock method was called the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock (HF-MCG) and its first applications was the generation of atomic universal bases In fact, a careful numerical integration of equations of GW-HF allows the generation of universal bases and more widespread than those already published in the literature .Recently, Barbosa and Silva proposed a modification in the methodology of the discretization to improve the collection of sets of Gaussian functions (GTF) by means of MCG-HF, making possible the generation of GTF as good or better as the so far obtained in the literature, but more compact and precise (accurate). A polynomial expansion is proposed as a new way to discretize the Griffin-Wheeler-Hartree-Fock equations of the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock method. The implementation of the polynomial expansion in the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock method discretizes the Griffin-Wheeler-Hartree-Fock equations through a numerical mesh, which is not equally spaced. This procedure makes the optimization of Gaussian exponents in the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock method more flexible and more efficient. The results obtained with the polynomial expansion for atomic Hartree-Fock energies show this technique is very powerful when employed in the design of compact and high accurate Gaussian basis sets used in ab initio non-relativistic (Hartree-Fock) and relativistic (Dirac-Fock) calculations.

Les méthodes classiques de compression d’image sont communément basées sur des transformées fréquentielles telles que la transformée en Cosinus Discret (DCT) ou encore la transformée discrète en ondelettes. Nous présentons dans ce document une méthode originale basée sur une transformée combinatoire celle de Burrows-Wheeler(BWT). Cette transformée est à la base d’un réagencement des données du fichier servant d’entrée au codeur à proprement parler. Ainsi après utilisation de cette méthode sur l’image originale, les probabilités pour que des caractères identiques initialement éloignés les uns des autres se retrouvent côte à côte sont alors augmentées. Cette technique est utilisée pour la compression de texte, comme le format BZIP2 qui est actuellement l’un des formats offrant un des meilleurs taux de compression. La chaîne originale de compression basée sur la transformée de Burrows-Wheeler est composée de 3 étapes. La première étape est la transformée de Burrows-Wheeler elle même qui réorganise les données de façon à regrouper certains échantillons de valeurs identiques. Burrows et Wheeler conseillent d’utiliser un codage Move-To-Front (MTF) qui va maximiser le nombre de caractères identiques et donc permettre un codage entropique (EC) (principalement Huffman ou un codeur arithmétique). Ces deux codages représentent les deux dernières étapes de la chaîne de compression. Nous avons étudié l’état de l’art et fait des études empiriques de chaînes de compression basées sur la transformée BWT pour la compression d’images sans perte. Les données empiriques et les analyses approfondies se rapportant aux plusieurs variantes de MTF et EC. En plus, contrairement à son utilisation pour la compression de texte,et en raison de la nature 2D de l’image, la lecture des données apparaît importante. Ainsi un prétraitement est utilisé lors de la lecture des données et améliore le taux de compression. Nous avons comparé nos résultats avec les méthodes de compression standards et en particulier JPEG 2000 et JPEG-LS. En moyenne le taux de com-pression obtenu avec la méthode proposée est supérieur à celui obtenu avec la norme JPEG 2000 ou JPEG-LS / Common image compression standards are usually based on frequency transform such as Discrete Cosine Transform or Wavelets. We present a different approach for loss-less image compression, it is based on combinatorial transform. The main transform is Burrows Wheeler Transform (BWT) which tends to reorder symbols according to their following context. It becomes a promising compression approach based on contextmodelling. BWT was initially applied for text compression software such as BZIP2 ; nevertheless it has been recently applied to the image compression field. Compression scheme based on Burrows Wheeler Transform is usually lossless ; therefore we imple-ment this algorithm in medical imaging in order to reconstruct every bit. Many vari-ants of the three stages which form the original BWT-based compression scheme can be found in the literature. We propose an analysis of the more recent methods and the impact of their association. Then, we present several compression schemes based on this transform which significantly improve the current standards such as JPEG2000and JPEG-LS. In the final part, we present some open problems which are also further research directions

2 v. (xxiii, 627 p.): ill., maps. A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call number: KNIGHT E78.O6 E53 1994 / A major concern of Columbia Plateau archaeology has been the development of the ethnographic "Plateau pattern." Observed during historic times, this lifeway focused on permanent riverine winter villages and intensive use of anadromous fish, with ephemeral use of interior tributaries and uplands for hunting and root gathering. Constrained by a salvage-driven orientation, past archaeological research on the Plateau has been biased towards major rivers, leaving aboriginal lifeways in the interior to be interpreted on the basis of ethnographic analogy, rather than archaeological evidence. The present study utilizes museum collections from the Pine Creek basin, a small tributary of the John Day River, to provide information on prehistoric lifeways in a non-riverine Plateau setting. Cultural assemblages and features from two sites, 35WH7 and 35WH14, were described, classified, and analyzed with regard to temporal distribution, spatial and functional patterning, and regional ties. At 35WH14, evidence of semisubterranean pithouses containing a rich and diverse cultural assemblage suggests long-term and repeated residential occupation of this site by about 2600 B.P. This contrasts with the ephemeral use predicted for the area by ethnographic accounts. Faunal remains identified from 35WH7 and 35WH14 show a persistent emphasis on deer, and little evidence for use of fish; this non-riverine economic base represents a further departure from the ethnographic "Plateau pattern." At both 35WH14 and 35WH7, large pithouses are not evident in components dating after 900 B.P., reflecting a shift to shorter sojourns at these sites. Use of the Study Area as a whole persists, however, and is marked by a proliferation of radiocarbon-dated occupations between 630 and 300 B.P. Clustering of radiocarbon dates from ten sites in the Study Area shows correlations with regional environmental changes. Both taphonomic and cultural factors are discussed. Reduced human use of the area after 300 B.P. is reflected in an abrupt decline in radiocarbon-dated occupations and the near-absence of Euroamerican trade goods. The role of precontact introduced epidemics is considered. Further consideration of spatial and temporal variability in Late Archaic Plateau prehistory is urged. / Committee in charge: Dr. C. Melvin Aikens, Co-chair; Dr. Don E. Dwnond, Co-chair; Dr. Ann Simonds; Dr. Patricia F. McDowell

A evolução continua dos computadores levou a várias modificações na maneira de fazer ciência, fazendo surgir uma infinidade de novas opções para resolvermos problemas científicos. A implementação computacional de métodos teóricos possibilitou a tratamento de sistemas grandes, complexos e em diferentes áreas da ciência.Uma área particularmente em destaque e a química de moléculas, atualmente podemos descrever sistemas moleculares relativamente complexos com extrema precisão. Os métodos teóricos em química molecular podem ser divididos basicamente em métodos clássicos ou quânticos, dependendo do que queremos estudar, podemos também utilizar métodos híbridos ou seqüenciais, contudo para uma descrição detalhada da estrutura eletrônica e de ligações químicas é necessária a utilização de métodos quânticos.Cálculos ab initio da estrutura eletrônica de átomos e especialmente moléculas foram realizados pela primeira vez utilizando-se o método de expansão de Roothaan na década de cinqüenta. Em 1986, uma versão integral das equações de Griffin-Wheele-Hartree-Fock (GW-HF) foi apresentada na literatura , inspirada no Método da Coordenada Geradora (MCG), introduzido por Griffin e Wheeler na década de cinqüenta. A versão integral das equações de Hartree-Fock foi denominada de Método da Coordenada Geradora Hartree-Fock (MCG-HF), e uma de suas primeiras aplicações foi na geração de bases atômicas universais . De fato, uma integração numérica cuidadosa das equações de GW-HF permite a geração de bases universais bem mais generalizadas do que as já publicadas na literatura.Recentemente, Barbosa e da Silva propuseram uma modificação na metodologia da discretização com o intuito de melhorar a obtenção de conjuntos de funções Gaussianas (GTF) por meio do MCG-HF, tornando possível a geração de GTF tão boas ou melhores quanto as até agora obtidas na literatura, porém mais compactas e precisas (acuradas). / The ongoing evolution of computers has led to several changes in the way of doing science, to create a multitude of new options for solving scientific problems. The implementation of computational methods allowed the theoretical treatment of large systems, complex and different areas of science. One area of particular focus and chemistry of molecules, now can describe relatively complex molecular systems with extreme precision. The theoretical methods in molecular chemistry can be basically divided into classical and quantum methods, depending on what we consider, we can also use sequential or hybrid methods, however for a detailed description of the electronic structure and chemical bonds is required the use of quantum methods. Ab initio calculations of the electronic structure of atoms and molecules have been specially made for the first time using the method of Roothaan expansion in the decade of the fifties . In 1986, a full version of the equations of Griffin-Wheeler-Hartree-Fock (HF-GW) was presented in the literature , inspired by the Method of Coordinate Generator (MCG), introduced by Griffin and Wheeler in the decade of fifty . The full equations of the Hartree-Fock method was called the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock (HF-MCG) and its first applications was the generation of atomic universal bases In fact, a careful numerical integration of equations of GW-HF allows the generation of universal bases and more widespread than those already published in the literature .Recently, Barbosa and Silva proposed a modification in the methodology of the discretization to improve the collection of sets of Gaussian functions (GTF) by means of MCG-HF, making possible the generation of GTF as good or better as the so far obtained in the literature, but more compact and precise (accurate). A polynomial expansion is proposed as a new way to discretize the Griffin-Wheeler-Hartree-Fock equations of the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock method. The implementation of the polynomial expansion in the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock method discretizes the Griffin-Wheeler-Hartree-Fock equations through a numerical mesh, which is not equally spaced. This procedure makes the optimization of Gaussian exponents in the Generator Coordinate Hartree-Fock method more flexible and more efficient. The results obtained with the polynomial expansion for atomic Hartree-Fock energies show this technique is very powerful when employed in the design of compact and high accurate Gaussian basis sets used in ab initio non-relativistic (Hartree-Fock) and relativistic (Dirac-Fock) calculations.

[pt] A transformada de Burrows-Wheeler, baseada na ordenação de contextos, transforma uma seqüência de caracteres em uma nova seqüência mais facilmente comprimida por um algoritmo que explore grandes seqüências de repetições de caracteres. Aliado a recodificação do MoverParaFrente e seguida de uma codificação para os inteiros gerados, eles formam uma nova família de compressores, que possuem excelentes taxas de compressão, com boas performances nos tempos de compressão e descompressão. Este trabalho examina detalhadamente essa transformada, suas variações e algumas alternativas para os algoritmos utilizados em conjunto com ela. Como resultado final, apresentamos uma combinação de estratégias que produz taxas de compressão para texto melhores do que as oferecidas pelas implementações até aqui disponíveis. / [en] The Burrows-Wheeler Transform, based on sorting of contexts, transforms a sequence of characters into a new sequence easier to compress by an algorithm that exploits long sequences of repeted characters. Combined with the coding provided by the MoveToFront Algorithm and followed by a codification for the generated integers, they propose a new family of compressors, that achieve excellent compression rates with good time performances in compression and decompression. This work examines detaildedly this transform, its variations and some alternatives for the algorithms used together with it. As a final result, we present a combination of strategies that producescompression rates for text data that are better than those offered by implementations available nowadays.

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